Animal-trap.



M. KLOBUSIAK.

ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED D150. 4, 1911.

Patented May 28, 1912.

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ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED no.4, 1911.

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MICHAEL KLOBUSIAK, OF LINWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed December 4, 1911. Serial No. 663,856.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1,,MIGHAEL KLOBUSIAK, asubject of the King of Hungary, residing at Linwood, in the county ofPocahontas and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Animal-Traps, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an animal trap, and the primary object of myinvention is to provide a trap that can be advantageously used fortrapping wild animals, as bears and tigers by resorting to the use of abaited trap that is anchored whereby the animal will be held untilkilled or taken into captivity.

A further object of this invention is to provide a trap embodying springactuated arms that are held in a closed position by a catch that isreleased when an animal attempts to remove the bait from the ends of thearms, the ends of the arms being constructed to engage in the mouth andhold the animal until the trap is released.

A further object of this invention is to provide a trap that can besafely handled and arranged in a tree, shrubbery or brush without anysuspicion on the part of an animal as to the purpose of the trap.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a strong anddurabletrap that will withstand the rough usage to which it may besubjected.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described .and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein Y Figure 1 is aperspective view of the trap, Fig.2 is a plan of a portion of the trapin a closed and locked position, Fig. 3 is a plan of the trap in an openposition, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, and Fig.5 is an enlarged detail sectional view of a portion of the trap.

A trap in accordance with this invention comprises a band spring 1having the ends thereof shaped to provide tapering channel arms 2 and 3.The band spring, intermediate the ends thereof, has an opening 4longitudinally alining with the channels formed by the arms 2 and 3.

Suitably secured to the inner side of the band spring 1, at the opening4, is the face plate 5 of a tubular guide 6, and suitably secured to theouter side of said spring, at the opening 4, is the face plate 7 of atubular socket 8. The outer end of said socket ter minates in an eye 9that is attached by a chain 10, cable or other fastening means to a tree11 or other anchor.

Slidably mounted within the socket 8 and the guide 6 is a rod 12, andarranged within the socket, between the inner end of said rod and thebot-tom of said socket, is a coiled compression spring 13, the object ofwhich will presently appear. The outer end of the rod 12 has a crosshead 14 and the ends of said cross head are bifurcated, as at 15.Pivotally mounted in the bifurcated ends of said head by pins 16 are thecurved ends 17 of bars 18 and 19. These bars extend through the channelarms 2 and. 3 and are movably held in engagement with the outer ends ofsaid arms by inwardly bent lugs 20 carried by the arms 2 and 3. The bars18 and 19 gradually taper and are off-set,as at 21 and pointed, as at22. The pointed ends of said bars are slotted, as at 23 and pivotallymounted in the slots 23 by transverse pins 24 and 25 are double prongs26. Encircling the pins 24 and 25 are coiled springs 27, one end of eachspring being anchored in the end of the bar, as at 28 and the oppositeend thereof engaging under one of the prongs as at 29. The tension ofthe springs 27 is sufiicient to swing the double prongs to an openposition, as shown in Fig. 3.

The channel arm 3 is provided with a strap 30 and pivotally supported bysaid strap is a yoke 31 having the ends thereof, at the inner sides,provided with notches 32. The yoke is located adjacent to the end of thearm 3, and the arm 2 has ribs 33 adapted to be engaged by the ends ofthe yoke 31.

The ribs 33 are notched, as at 34 to receive the ends of the yoke andwhen the yoke is shifted, the walls of the notches 32 engage the ribs33, as best shown in Fig. 2, said yoke holding the arms in a closedposition with the band spring l under tension.

Pivotally connected to the strap 30 is a catch. 35 having a longitudinalslot 36 and a pair of side arms 37 which straddle the bar 19. Then thebars 18 and 19 are closed, as shown in Fig. 4, the forward wall of theslot 36 of the catch 35 is engaged by a shoulder 38 formed on thatdouble prong carried by the bar 19. When the bars 18 and 19 are in theposition shown in Fig. 4;, the shoulder 38 is in the path of the forwardwall of the slot 36 and engages said wall so as to maintain the catch inclosed position. Pivotally mounted upon the ends of the pin 25 are theside arms 39 of a bent hook 40, the latter also constituting a trigger.The side arms 39 are in the path of the edges of the, catch 35 wherebywhen the hook 40 is swung inwardly upon the pin 25, the arms 39 willengage the catch 35 and shift it off of the shoulder 38 therebyreleasing the catch. hen the catch 35 is in engagement with the shoulder38 the arms are held in a re tracted position.

The bar 18, at a point approximately intermediate the ends thereof, isprovided with a transverse releasing arm 41.

To set the trap, the rod 12 is pushed into the socket 8 drawing the bars18 and 19 into the arms 2 and 3 respectively. The shoulder 38 of thedouble prong of the bar 19 is placed in engagei'nent with the catch 35,said catch holding the bars in their retracted position. The arms 2 and3 are then pressed together and the yoke 31 placed in engagement withthe rib By then holding the arms 2 and 3 a piece of meat or other baitcan be placed upon the hook 40 or in some instances upon the pointedends of the bars 18 and 1.9. \Vhen an animal attempts to obtain thepiece of meat or bait, the hook 40 is moved and throws the catch 35 outof engagement with the shoulder 38, thereby releasing the bars 18 and19. The bars immediately assume an extended position under the action ofthe spring 13 and as the releasing arm 41 swings the yoke 3l, said yokeis shifted towardthe notches 3 1 of the ribs 33 and the arms 2 and 3released, said arms expanding and supporting the pointed ends of thebars 18 and 19. hen the arms 18 and 19 are in a locked position, thedouble prongs are retained in a closed position, but immediately uponthe bars separating by the action of the band spring 1, the doubleprongs are released and positioned at substantially right angles to thelower ends of the bars 18 and 19. The prongs will engage in the fleshyparts of the moutlr' of the animal or behind the jaw bones, preventingthe animal from escaping, except by tearing the flesh and otherwiseinjuring itself. After the animal has been muzzled, tied, killed orotherwise rendered harmless, the arms 2 and 3 can be closed and the endsof the bars removed from the mouth of the animal.

The trap is made of strong and durable metal and can be made of varioussizes.

lVhat I claim is 1. An animal trap comprising a band spring, channelarms carried thereby, bars movably arranged in said arms, double prongscarried by the outer ends of said bars, means carried by one of saidarms for holding said arms together ,with said band spring undertension, a latch carried by one of said arms and engaging with one ofsaid bars for holding said bars in a retracted position, a releasingelement for said means carried by one of said bars, and means carried byone of said bars for releasing said latch to free the bars, and meansfor projecting said bars forwardly when released. 2. An animal trapcomprising a band spring, arms carried thereby, spring actuated barsmovably arranged in said arms, double prongs pivotally mounted in theouter ends of said bars, means carried by said arms for retaining saidarms together with said band spring under tension, an arm carried by oneof said bars and capable of engaging with said means for releasing it, alatch carried by one of said arms and lengaging with one of said barsfor maintaining the bars retracted, and a trigger carried by one of thebars and capable when shifted of engaging said latch to release the samethereby freeing the bars.

3. An animal trap comprising a band spring, arms carried thereby, springactuated bars movably mounted in said arms, spring actuated doubleprongs carried by i the outer ends of said bars, means including .a yokecarried by sald arms and adapted to retain said arms together with saidband spring under tension, means including a latch carried by one ofsaid arms for holding said bars in a retracted position, and

.a trigger carried by one of said bars and capable of engaging saidlatch for releasing it when the trigger is shifted in one directionthereby freeing the bars, and means carried by one of said bars forreleasing said arms when said bars are shifted in said arms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MIKE KLOBUSIAK.

Witnesses O. H. REYNOLDS, M. C. Garnwoon.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

